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Continental tech chief works toward more AI
26 May 2018, 08:00Continental's technology chief grapples with how to bring AI and connectivity together for a seamless auto experience.
FCA recalls 4.8 million U.S. cars, light trucks to fix software flaw
25 May 2018, 08:00Fiat Chrysler is recalling 4.8 million U.S. vehicles over a defect that could prevent drivers from deactivating cruise control and warned owners not to use the function until they receive software upgrades.
Tesla settles class action lawsuit over 'dangerous' Autopilot
25 May 2018, 08:00Tesla reached an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit with buyers of its Model S and Model X cars who alleged that the company's assisted-driving Autopilot system was "essentially unusable and demonstrably dangerous."
VW CEO counts on diplomacy to ease trade spat with U.S.
25 May 2018, 08:00Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is hopeful that diplomacy can help defuse trade tensions with the United States, which is exploring putting tariffs on auto imports.
China said to back private investment in state automakers
25 May 2018, 08:00China is considering encouraging state-owned automakers to bring in private car manufacturers as investors as it seeks to create an industrial champion to compete with global companies such as Toyota and Volkswagen, Bloomberg reported.
In race for self-driving cars, automakers turn tables on Apple, Google
25 May 2018, 08:00A few years ago, Apple was in the driving seat as it sought to carve out self-driving deals with automakers including Volkswagen. Now the tables have turned.
Elon Musk, in latest Tweet storm, channels Caesar, Soviet era media
24 May 2018, 08:00Elon Musk, barely a month after his behavior on an earnings call shook investor confidence, hit out on Twitter with a series of combative posts this week, leaving many scratching their heads at best and prompting scrutiny from labor regulators at...
U.S. auto import probe borders on 'provocation,' German trade group says
24 May 2018, 08:00A U.S.
Toyota will build fuel cell stack plant in Japan
24 May 2018, 08:00Toyota plans to build a plant to manufacture hydrogen fuel cell stacks, a key component of fuel cell vehicles, as it seeks to increase global annual sales of the vehicles to at least 30,000 from 3,000 now.
Apple to use VW self-driving vans for employees
24 May 2018, 08:00Apple and Volkswagen struck a deal that let the technology giant equip VW vans with self-driving technology to transport Apple employees between offices, according to a person familiar with the matter.